There's 15 times as many people in the UK as NZ. So 15 times as many DIYers and problems! However most of your problems seem to be involving heating and solid walls that are hard to put wiring and plumbing into.
Yes the south of the South Island is cold in winter. Auckland and north of there doesn't really have a winter. I am able to grow tomatoes in winter on my deck, and I used to grow bananas at my last two houses.
So the same as the UK where average temperatures vary wildly from one end of the country the other.
Mark, have you considered trying uswitch with the highest value possible? Also, note that it won't quote every company; I think there may be a kickback involved, but don't take this for granted. Have you got access to Which?
If you haven't already done it, you may want to consider cavity wall insulation. Talk to your energy supplier; they can help with the costs irrespective of your financial status. In fact I think you can talk to any energy supplier about it.
HTH,
Kostas
More relevant, trying it with an annual consumption rather than basing the usage on the last three months which will of course be higher than normal.
Sorry about that; I was mistaken.
Yes, one surprise a few years back was to discover that Auckland is nearer to the equator than Melbourne (where I am)
Because its a f*ck of a long way back to civilisation ?
No, they do seem to list companies, even if there is no referral signup option - such as Ebico.
My preferred one is Energylinx
You're right, we don't have Charles and Camilla here, or Morris dancers. But neither do we have a nuclear power station that has to be renamed whenever it splatters plutonium all over the beaches :)
I think you'll find you do
We even had a morris side in Indonesia - gave the locals a laugh , that did
If you connected the top of North island to the one of the glaciers in the south, you could have a really serious heat pump
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